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Articles by EC Stilson
Opinion: The harvest of joy: Choosing to breathe when the air is thin
A friend of mine, currently in the thick of his own battle with cancer, said something recently that gave me pause. We sat in a heavy silence that often follows a round of hard truths, when he confessed his belief that we are each allotted a certain, finite amount of happiness in this life. With a hollow sort of nostalgia, he described a day from his past — a day so perfectly saturated with light and ease — that he knew he’d never reach that peak again.
Commentary: How even regrets and ‘mistakes’ hold us together
Last month, I found myself sitting in a cancer treatment chair during a strange, liminal space in the calendar — a transitional moment when Hanukkah flickered its last flame and the eve of Christmas and the new year drifted into the air. For most, a new year is filled with chances for refinement, but for those of us in the quiet corners of clinics and hospital wards, the world’s glow can feel like it’s slightly dimmed. January forces us to look backward even as we’re trying to march forward.
Opinion: How even regrets and ‘mistakes’ hold us together
Last month, I found myself sitting in a cancer treatment chair during a strange, liminal space in the calendar — a transitional moment when Hanukkah flickered its last flame and the eve of Christmas and the new year drifted into the air. For most, a new year is filled with chances for refinement, but for those of us in the quiet corners of clinics and hospital wards, the world’s glow can feel like it’s slightly dimmed. January forces us to look backward even as we’re trying to march forward.
Ring the Bell
As I watched my four darling children from my wheelchair, I realized this battle through illness had never been about ringing the bell and surviving the fire. I had what mattered all along. The only thing more powerful than fear, sickness, regret, and loss...the only thing stronger than death is love. Nothing could take that away from me. So, whether I died in my 40s or someone created a miracle cure, I needed to discover peace within myself before it was too late.
Bestselling author to hold book signing Saturday
POCATELLO — Bestselling author EC Stilson is scheduled to hold a book signing from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Walrus & Carpenter Books, 251 N. Main St. in Pocatello.
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